UnnecessaryDefInVariableDeclaration.md

Pattern: Unnecessary def in variable declaration

Issue: -

Description

If a variable has a visibility modifier or a type declaration, then the def keyword is unneeded. For instance def private n = 2 is redundant and can be simplified to private n = 2.

Examples of violations:

// def and private is redundant
def private string1 = 'example'

// def and protected is redundant
def protected string2 = 'example'

// def and public is redundant
def public string3 = 'example'

// def and static is redundant
def static string4 = 'example'

// def and final is redundant
def final string5 = 'example'

// def and a type is redundant
def String string6 = 'example'

Further Reading

• CodeNarc - UnnecessaryDefInVariableDeclaration